In the small rural town of Possum Trot, Texas, you won’t find streetlights, McDonalds, or even a post office. Dirt roads, woods, and small-town living are all the roughly 700 people who live there know about. Head into the […]
Here are seven ways you can get involved with adoption this month!
1. PRAY
No matter the circumstances of adoption, it comes with both challenges and joys. Pray for peace, strength and understanding for families, caregivers and children as they navigate […]
We recently explained that every time you respond to a request on behalf of a child in your community through CarePortal, your response is intended to accomplish one of 10 purposes. Today, on National Adoption Day, we want to talk […]
Are you exploring ways to grow your family through adoption? There are so many children, right here in the United States, who are waiting for a safe, loving, and permanent home. Adopting a child from the U.S. foster care system […]
In last month’s On The Grid, we considered the often overlooked opportunities to assist those children and families in the child welfare system. This month’s analysis of The Grid continues this conversation but focuses specifically on adoption.
For many children […]
Nine years ago, Kristin and I were in China adopting our youngest, Elliese. It was the peak of the Chinese, international adoption boom. More than 20,000 Chinese children (mostly girls) were being placed with foreign parents each year. On […]
Single father. Foster parent. Teacher.
Any of the three aforementioned labels are enough to incite a spirit of sympathy. For each individual role carries with it an expectation of burden – a beautiful burden, mind you – but a burden, […]
The National Foster Care Initiative is a unified effort involving numerous churches, Christian foster care organizations, and agencies throughout the country who believe that if we work in unity and humbly serve along side our local and state governments, […]
We’ve met some faithful churches who are willing to trade their “normal” for the “hard-work privilege” of caring for God’s kids. We love that! His Bride will continue to be the heartbeat of this ministry, but Jesus hasn’t stopped […]